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Is Cipro Better Than Sulfamethoxazole While Having UTI?

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Posted on Thu, 5 Jan 2017
Question: I have both Cipro 500 mg and Sulfamethosoxazole/TR both in my house. Which would be better for a UTI? I haven't had a UTI in years but am sure this is what this is. I am a surgical pathologist but am not used to dealing with patients or antibiotics directly that much any more. email = YYYY@YYYY
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
You can taake Ciprofloxacin twice dai;y

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for query .Ciprofloxacin fluoroquinolone group of antibiotic and is commonly used in UTI ,You can take it twice daily .However I would suggest you to get urine culture done to trace out the organisms causing UTI and their sensitivity pattern so that you can take appropriate antibiotic as per culture report to combat infection .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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Is Cipro Better Than Sulfamethoxazole While Having UTI?

Brief Answer: You can taake Ciprofloxacin twice dai;y Detailed Answer: hello Thanks for query .Ciprofloxacin fluoroquinolone group of antibiotic and is commonly used in UTI ,You can take it twice daily .However I would suggest you to get urine culture done to trace out the organisms causing UTI and their sensitivity pattern so that you can take appropriate antibiotic as per culture report to combat infection . Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.